The conservative index: our first look at the 108th Congress shows how every member of the House and Senate voted on key issues, including abortion, the debt limit increase, and tax reductions. (Congress).House Vote Descriptions 1 Fiscal 2003 Omnibus omnibus: see bus. Appropriations. The final version (conference report) of House Joint Resolution 2 would provide $397 billion in fiscal 2003 for all Cabinet departments and government agencies covered in 11 unfinished spending bills from the 107th Congress. The bills included are: Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-State, District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , Energy and Water Development, Foreign Operations, Interior, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative Branch, Transportation, Treasury-Postal Service, and VA-HUD. The problem with the omnibus approach is that thousands of unconstitutional unconstitutional adj. referring to a statute, governmental conduct, court decision or private contract (such as a covenant which purports to limit transfer of real property only to Caucasians) which violate one or more provisions of the U. S. Constitution. activities are lumped together with legitimate legislation in one massive bill. Thus, big government is perpetuated with a minimum of accountability The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports accountability; the use of shared user IDs and passwords destroys accountability. . The House adopted the conference report on H. J. Res. 2 on February February: see month. 13, 2003 by a vote of 338 to 83 (Roll Call 32). We have assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. pluses to the "nays" because this bill perpetuates huge amounts of unconstitutional federal spending. 2 Budget Resolution -- Democrat Democrat may refer to:
The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) federal spending for fiscal 2004 of $1,868 billion dollars with a deficit of $376 billion and an increase in the public debt ceiling of $839 billion. Although the proposed deficit of $376 billion would be smaller than the $558 billion deficit finally authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: in the conference report (see House Vote #4), it would still be much larger than the previous record deficit of $290 billion in 1992. Similarly, although the proposed $839 billion increase in the public debt ceiling would be smaller than the $984 billion increase finally authorized in the conference report, it would still be a record-breaking Adj. 1. record-breaking - surpassing any previously established record; "a record-breaking high jump"; "record-breaking crowds" best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for debt limit increase approaching $1 trillion One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time. (mathematics) trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12. in size. This amendment would also include a $528 billion prescription drug prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, benefit for 2004-2013. The House rejected re·ject tr.v. re·ject·ed, re·ject·ing, re·jects 1. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of. 2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny. 3. the Democrat substitute amendment on March 20, 2003 by a vote of 192 to 236 (Roll Call 81). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because this substitute amendment was fiscally irresponsible ir·re·spon·si·ble adj. 1. Marked by a lack of responsibility: irresponsible accusations. 2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable or untrustworthy. 3. . 3 Oil Consumption. This proposed amendment to the Energy Policy Act of 2003 (H.R. 6) would require the secretary of transportation to increase average fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks (including SUVs and vans) manufactured after model year 2004. These new regulations would need to "ensure that the total amount of oil required for fuel for use by automobiles No invention has so transformed the landscape of the United States as the automobile, and no other country has so thoroughly adopted the automobile as its favorite means of transportation. [both passenger cars and light trucks] in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in 2010 and each year thereafter is at least 5 percent less than if the average fuel economy standards remained at the same level as in 2004." This convoluted convoluted /con·vo·lut·ed/ (kon?vo-lldbomact´ed) rolled together or coiled. language is an attempt to close the "light truck loophole An omission or Ambiguity in a legal document that allows the intent of the document to be evaded. Loopholes come into being through the passage of statutes, the enactment of regulations, the drafting of contracts or the decisions of courts. " in the current regulatory reg·u·late tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 2. standards for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE A Java development package for Windows and the Macintosh from Symantec. It was Symantec's first development environment for Java, which was superseded by Visual Cafe. See Visual Cafe. CAFE - ["Job Control Languages: MAXIMOP and CAFE", J. ) for motor vehicles. Currently the CAFE standard is 27.5 miles per gallon Noun 1. miles per gallon - the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of (mpg) for passenger cars and 20.7 mpg for light trucks. Whereas 20 percent of new automobiles in 1980 were light trucks, 51 percent of new automobiles were light trucks in 2001. Of course, the highly popular SUVs played a major role in this shift. The result has been a larger proportion of lower fuel economy vehicles on the road. This amendment would mandate A judicial command, order, or precept, written or oral, from a court; a direction that a court has the authority to give and an individual is bound to obey. A mandate might be issued upon the decision of an appeal, which directs that a particular action be taken, or upon a increased fuel efficiency for cars and light trucks considered together, an obvious attempt to force Americans into smaller vehicles. The House rejected this amendment to H.R. 6 on April 10,2003 by a vote of 162 to 268 (Roll Call 132). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because this amendment would have authorized unconstitutional regulation of vehicle size. 4 Budget Resolution -- Final Version. The final version (conference report) of the budget resolution (House Concurrent Resolution 95) would authorize federal spending for fiscal 2004 of $1,861 billion dollars with a deficit of $558 billion and an increase in the public debt ceiling of $984 billion. This planned deficit of $558 billion dwarfs Dwarfs Fannie Mae issued mortgage-backed securities pools that have an original maturity of 15 years. the previous record federal deficit of $290 billion in 1992. The $984 billion increase in the public debt ceiling authorized in this bill constituted, under Rule XXVII of the House, approval of the debt limit increase bill (House Joint Resolution 51) without having to cast a separate vote just on increasing the debt ceiling. Subsequently the Senate passed H. J. Res. 51 and President Bush signed it into law, increasing the public debt ceiling by $984 billion (for a new total of $7.4 trillion) and giving Congress a green light to continue its fiscally irresponsible ways. This resolution also includes $400 billion for a Medicare Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and is now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. prescription drug benefit for 2004-2013. The House adopted the conference report on H. Con. Res. 95 on April 11, 2003 by a vote of 216 to 211 (Roll Call 141). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because this budget resolution was fiscally irresponsible. 5 Special Education. This bill (H.R. 1350) would reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act  Some statements may be disputed, incorrect, , biased or otherwise objectionable. tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay. [French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, more of the state cost of educating special education students, from the current 18 percent to 40 percent by 2010. Other provisions would allow school personnel to discipline special education students the same as non-disabled students, reduce paperwork requirements for special education teachers, and limit parents' ability to sue school districts. The Congressional Budget Office The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is responsible for economic forecasting and fiscal policy analysis, scorekeeeping, cost projections, and an Annual Report on the Federal Budget. The office also underdakes special budget-related studies at the request of Congress. estimates that H.R. 1350 would cost $50 billion over the 2004-2009 period. The House passed H.R. 1350 on April 30, 2003 by a vote of 251 to 171 (Roll Call 154). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because federal aid to education is unconstitutional. 6 Global AIDS Initiative. This bill (H.R. 1298) would authorize $15 billion ($3 billion annually) for fiscal years 2004 through 2008 to provide assistance to foreign countries for the stated purpose of combating HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome , tuberculosis tuberculosis (TB), contagious, wasting disease caused by any of several mycobacteria. The most common form of the disease is tuberculosis of the lungs (pulmonary consumption, or phthisis), but the intestines, bones and joints, the skin, and the genitourinary, , and malaria malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands. . Much of this funding will be funneled through the Global AIDS Fund and other UN agencies and programs notorious for promoting abortion abortion, expulsion of the products of conception before the embryo or fetus is viable. Any interruption of human pregnancy prior to the 28th week is known as abortion. , as well as encouraging promiscuity Promiscuity See also Profligacy. Anatol constantly flits from one girl to another. [Aust. Drama: Schnitzler Anatol in Benét, 33] Aphrodite promiscuous goddess of sensual love. [Gk. Myth. through "sex education" courses supposedly aimed at stemming stemming - stemmer AIDS. The House passed H.R. 1298 on May 1, 2003 by a vote of 375 to 41 (Roll Call 158). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because foreign aid is unconstitutional. 7 Job Training. This bill (H.R. 1261) would reauthorize the nation s main job-training program. One of its provisions would allow faith-based In the United States of America, the term faith-based is used to describe organizations that are religious in nature and distinguish those organizations from government, public or private secular organizations. groups to receive federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve while maintaining their religious identity, including hiring based on religious preferences. The Congressional Budget Office estimates this bill would increase "mandatory Peremptory; obligatory; required; that which must be subscribed to or obeyed. Mandatory statutes are those that require, as opposed to permit, a particular course of action. " spending by $17 billion for the years 2006-2011 and "discretionary" spending by $31 billion over the years 2004-2008. The House passed H.R. 1261 on May 8, 2003 by a vote of 220 to 204 (Roll Call 175). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because federal aid for job training and education is unconstitutional. 8 Unemployment Benefits. This bill (H.R. 2185) would extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 through December December: see month. 31, 2003. This would provide an additional 13 weeks of federal aid to workers in all states who have exhausted their 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits. It would also provide another 13 weeks of federal benefits to workers in states with high unemployment. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that H.R. 2185 would increase federal outlays Outlays Payments on obligations in the form of cash, checks, the issuance of bonds or notes, or the maturing of interest coupons. by a total of $7.9 billion over the fiscal years 2003 and 2004. The House passed H.R. 2185 on May 22, 2003 by a vote of 409 to 19 (Roll Call 223). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because federal aid to unemployed workers is unconstitutional. 9 Tax Reductions. The final version of he $350 billion tax-cut package (the conference report on H.R. 2) would provide tax breaks over 11 years. Dividends, currently taxed the same as other earned income Sources of money derived from the labor, professional service, or entrepreneurship of an individual taxpayer as opposed to funds generated by investments, dividends, and interest. , would instead be taxed at 15 percent for most taxpayers through 2008. Lower-income dividend recipients would be taxed at 5 percent through 2007 and nothing in 2008. The current 20 percent top rate on capital gains on investments held at least one year would drop to 15 percent, with lower-income investors paying 5 percent through 2007 and nothing in 2008. Both dividend and capital gains tax reductions would expire expire /ex·pire/ (ek-spi´er) 1. to exhale. 2. to die. ex·pire v. 1. To breathe one's last breath; die. 2. To exhale. after 2008. Among other tax reductions, income tax cuts enacted in 2001 for individuals and scheduled to be effective in 2006 would be accelerated; parents would receive refunds of up to $400 per child this summer. The House adopted the conference report on H.R. 2 on May 23, 2003 by a vote of 231 to 200 (Roll Call 225). We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because this bill will cut taxes for individuals and businesses. 10 Partial-Birth Abortion partial-birth abortion n. A late-term abortion, especially one in which a viable fetus is partially delivered through the cervix before being extracted. Not in technical use. Ban. This bill H.R. 760) states: "Any physician who, in or affecting interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. or foreign commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and thereby kills a human fetus fetus, term used to describe the unborn offspring in the uterus of vertebrate animals after the embryonic stage (see embryo). In humans, the fetal stage begins seven to eight weeks after fertilization of the egg, when the embryo assumes the basic shape of the newborn shall be fined under this title or imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- not more than 2 years, or both." The House passed H.R. 760 on June June: see month. 4, 2003 by a vote of 282 to 139 (Roll Call 242). We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" on the basis that all forms of abortion constitute the murder of unborn children -- and that the Supreme Court was overstepping its proper authority by "legalizing" abortion in the first place. Senate Vote Descriptions 1 Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations. The final version (conference report) of this legislation (House Joint Resolution 2) is described under House Vote #1. The Senate adopted the conference report on H. J. Res. 2 on February 13, 2003 by a vote of 76 to 20 (Roll Call 34). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because this bill perpetuates huge amounts of unconstitutional federal spending. 2 Moscow Moscow, city, Russia Moscow (mŏs`kou, –kō), Rus. Moskva, city (1991 est. pop. 8,802,000), capital of Russia and of Moscow region and the administrative center of the Central district, W central European Russia, on the Treaty. This treaty, known as the "Moscow Treaty," would require both the United States and Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, Rus. Rossiya, republic (2005 est. pop. 143,420,000), 6,591,100 sq mi (17,070,949 sq km). to reduce their respective nuclear stockpiles to between 1,700 and 2,200 warheads by 2012. This treaty is a continuation continuation - continuation passing style of the decades-old U.S. program for "general and complete disarmament Reductions of armed forces and armaments by all states to levels required for internal security and for an international peace force. Connotation is "total disarmament" by all states. " originally proposed in the 1961 State Department document Freedom From War. Under that plan, the goal is to disarm all countries, including the U.S., to "a point where no state would have the military power to challenge the progressively strengthened U.N. Peace Force." (To read Freedom From War, go to www.getusout.org/resources/dos_7277.htm.) The Senate ratified rat·i·fy tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve. the Moscow Treaty on March 6,2003 by a vote of 95 to 0 (Roll Call 43). We have assigned minuses to the "yeas" because the Moscow Treaty is just one more step in a UN disarmament disarmament Reduction in armaments by one or more nations. Arms reductions may be imposed by a war's victors on the defeated (as happened after Germany's defeat in World War I). process that would culminate culminate, in astronomy, the maximum height in the sky reached by a celestial body on a given day. At the culminate the body is crossing the observer's celestial meridian and is said to be in upper transit. in the complete loss of our national sovereignty sovereignty, supreme authority in a political community. The concept of sovereignty has had a long history of development, and it may be said that every political theorist since Plato has dealt with the notion in some manner, although not always explicitly. . 3 Roe v. Wade Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. Support. This proposed amendment to the Paitial-Birth Abortion Ban (5. 3) states: "It is the sense of the Senate that -- (1) the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right; and (2) such a decision should not be overturned." Since this amendment supporting Roe v. Wade was adopted, we have opted to score the vote on this amendment rather than the vote on the resulting, severely compromised, Senate bill to ban partial-birth abortion. The Senate adopted this amendment on March 12, 2003 by a vote of 52 to 46 (Roll Call 48). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because Roe v. Wade should be overturned on the basis that all forms of abortion constitute the murder of unborn children -- and that the Supreme Court was overstepping its proper authority by "legalizing" abortion in the first place. 4 A COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services This article is about Community Oriented Policing Services. For other uses of COPS or cops, see Cops. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is an agency within the United States Department of Justice. ) Funding. This proposed amendment to the Senate version of the budget resolution (Senate Concurrent Resolution 23) states: "It is the sense of the Senate that the levels in this resolution assume that an increase of $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Justice's community oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. policing program will be provided without reduction and consistent with previous appropriated and authorized levels." This amendment was introduced because the president had only requested $164 million for the COPS program for fiscal 2004. Adoption of this amendment would express the sense of the Senate that funding for the COPS program should be continued at the same level as for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, $1 billion per year. The Senate rejected this amendment on March 21, 2003 by a vote of 48 to 52 (Roll Call 78). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because federal aid to local police forces invites federal control and is unconstitutional. 5 IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) Funding. This proposed amendment to the Senate version of the budget resolution (Senate Concurrent Resolution 23) resembles H.R. 1350 as considered by the House (see House Vote #5). However, whereas the House bill would gradually grad·u·al adj. Advancing or progressing by regular or continuous degrees: gradual erosion; a gradual slope. n. Roman Catholic Church 1. increase the federal government's share of aid for educating special education students from 18 percent to 40 percent by 2010, this amendment would immediately increase the federal government's share to 40 percent in fiscal 2004 and maintain this level over the next 10 years -- increasing federal IDEA spending by $229 billion over that same period. The Senate rejected this amendment on March 26,2003 by a vote of 28 to 70 (Roll Call 103). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because federal aid to education is unconstitutional. 6 Budget Resolution -- Final Version. The final version (conference report) of this legislation (House Concurrent Resolution 95) is described under House Vote #4. The Senate adopted the conference report on H. Con. Res. 95 on April 11, 2003 with Vice President Cheney Che·ney , Richard Born 1941. Vice President of the US (since 2001). casting a "yea" vote to break a 50 to 50 tie (Roll Call 134). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because this budget resolution is fiscally irresponsible. 7 Unemployment Insurance. Senator SENATOR, government. One who is a member of a senate. 2. No person shall be a senator [of the national senate] who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not when elected, be an Ted Kennedy For other persons named Ted Kennedy, see Ted Kennedy (disambiguation). Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. (D-Mass.) proposed this amendment to the Senate version of the tax reductions bill (5. 1054). This amendment is similar to H.R. 2185 (see House Vote #8). It would extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 through November November: see month. ; however, it would provide 26 weeks of federal aid, compared to 13 weeks in H.R. 2185, to workers in all states who have exhausted their 26 weeks of state unemployment benefits. There would be an additional seven weeks of federal aid for workers in the states with the highest unemployment. A point of order was raised against Kennedy's amendment on the basis of Budget Act restrictions. The Senate failed to waive To intentionally or voluntarily relinquish a known right or engage in conduct warranting an inference that a right has been surrendered. For example, an individual is said to waive the right to bring a tort action when he or she renounces the remedy provided by law for such the Budget Act with respect to Kennedy's amendment on May 15, 2003 by a vote of 50 to 49 (Roll Call 152). A three-fifths majority vote (60) of the total Senate is needed to waive the Budget Act. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because federal aid to unemployed workers is unconstitutional. 8 State Aid. This proposed amendment to the Senate version of the tax reductions bill (5. 1054) would provide $40 billion in aid to states. Half of this would be for general revenue sharing revenue sharing Funding arrangement in which one government unit grants a portion of its tax income to another government unit. For example, provinces or states may share revenue with local governments, or national governments may share revenue with provinces or states. with states and their local governments. The other half would be used to increase federal Medicaid Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons; established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. assistance to states for the last two quarters of fiscal 2003 and all of fiscal 2004. A point of order was raised against this amendment on the basis of Budget Act restrictions. The Senate failed to waive the Budget Act with respect to the amendment on May 15, 2003 by a vote of 47 to 52 (Roll Call 158). A three-fifths majority vote (60) of the total Senate is needed to waive the Budget Act. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because federal aid to the states for revenue sharing and medical assistance is unconstitutional. 9 Tax Reductions. The final version (conference report) of this legislation (H.R. 2) is described under House Vote #9. The Senate adopted the conference report on H.R. 2 on May 23, 2003 with Vice President Cheney casting a "yea" vote to break a 50 to 50 tie (Roll Call 196). We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because this bill will cut taxes for large numbers of Americans, both individuals and businesses. 10 Debt Limit Increase. This resolution (House Joint Resolution 51) would raise the public debt ceiling by $984 billion. Last year the public debt ceiling was increased by $450 billion. These huge increases in the public debt ceiling are necessitated by the fact that federal spending is increasing -- and so are the annual deficits. The solution is not to allow the federal government to borrow Borrow To obtain or receive money on loan with the promise or understanding that it will be repaid. more money but to cut spending. The Senate passed H. J. Res. 51 on May 23, 2003 by a vote of 53 to 44 (Roll Call 202). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because raising the public debt limit by $984 billion facilitates continued, gross fiscal irresponsibility Irresponsibility See also Carelessness, Forgetfulness. Alectryon changed to cock because he forgot to warn Mars of sun’s rising. [Rom. Myth.: LLEI, I: 322] Belch, Sir Toby Olivia’s riotous, reckless uncle. [Br. Lit. .
House Vote Scores
Votes: 1-10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ALABAMA
1 Bonner (R) 40% - + + - - - - - + +
2 Everett (R) 56 ? + + - - + - - + +
3 Rogers, Mike D. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Aderhold (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Cramer (D) 50 - + + + - - - - + +
6 Bachus, S. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
7 Davis, A. (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
ALASKA
Young, D. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
ARIZONA
1 Renzi (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Franks, T. (R) 80 + + + + - + - + + +
3 Shadegg (R) 70 + + + - - + - + + +
4 Pastor (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
5 Hayworth (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
6 Flake (R) 90 + + + - + + + + + +
7 Grijalva (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
8 Kolbe (R) 30 - + + - - - - - + -
ARKANSAS
1 Berry (D) 40 - - + + - - + - - +
2 Snyder (D) 22 - - - + ? - + - - -
3 Boozman (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Ross (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
CALIFORNIA
1 Thompson, M. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
2 Herger (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
3 Ose (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Doolittle (R) 44 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Matsui (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
6 Woolsey (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
7 Miller, George (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
8 Pelosi (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
9 Lee (D) 40 - + - + + - + - - -
10 Tauscher (D) 40 + - - + - - + - - -
11 Pombo (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
12 Lantos (D) 33 - - - + + - + - - ?
13 Stark (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
14 Eshoo (D) 44 + - - + + - + - - ?
15 Honda (D) 22 - - - + ? - + - - -
16 Lofgren (D) 44 + - - + + - + - - ?
17 Farr (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
18 Cardoza (D) 20 - - - + - - + - - -
19 Radanovich (R) 40 - + + - - - - - - +
20 Dooley (D) 20 - - - + - - + - + ?
21 Nunes (R) 40 - + + - - - - - - +
22 Thomas, B. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
23 Capps (D) 30 - - - + + - + - + -
24 Gallegly (R) 40 - + + - - - - - - +
25 McKeon (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
26 Dreier (R) 50 - + + - ? ? - - + +
27 Sherman (D) 30 - - - + + - + - + -
28 Berman (D) 33 - - - + + ? + - - -
29 Schiff (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
30 Waxman (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
31 Becerra (D) 25 - - - + ? ? + - - -
32 Solis (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
33 Watson (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
34 Roybal-Allard (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
35 Waters (D) 30% - - - + + - + - - -
36 Harman (D) 20 - - - + + - + - - -
37 Millender-McDonald (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
38 Napolitano (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
39 Sanchez, Linda (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
40 Royce (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
41 Lewis, Jerry (R) 44 - + + - - - - ? + +
42 Miller, Gary (R) 67 - + + - + + ? - + +
43 Baca (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
44 Calvert (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
45 Bono (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
46 Rohrabacher (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
47 Sanchez, Loretta (D) 33 ? - - + + - + - - -
48 Cox (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
49 Issa (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
50 Cunningham (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
51 Filner (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
52 Hunter (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
53 Davis, S. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
COLORADO
1 DeGette (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
2 Udall, M. (D) 44 + ? - + + - + - - -
3 McInnis (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
4 Musgrave (R) 70 + + + - - + - + + +
5 Hefley (R) 60 + + - + - - + - + +
6 Tancredo (R) 80 + + + - - + + + + +
7 Beauprez (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
CONNECTICUT
1 Larson, J. (D) 33 - - - + + - + + + ?
2 Simmons (R) 30 - + + - - - - - + -
3 DeLauro (D) 30 - - - + + - + + + ?
4 Shays (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
5 Johnson, N. (R) 20 - + - - - - - - + -
DELAWARE
Castle (R) 50 - + + + - - - - + +
FLORIDA
1 Miller, J. (R) 70 + + + - - + - + + +
2 Boyd (D) 33 - - + + + - + - - +
3 Brown, C. (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
4 Crenshaw (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Brown-Waite (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
6 Stearns (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
7 Mica (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
8 Keller (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
9 Bilirakis (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
10 Young, C.W.(R) 33 - + - ? - - - - + +
11 Davis, Jim (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
12 Putnam (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
13 Harris (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
14 Goss (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
15 Weldon, D. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
16 Foley (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
17 Meek, K.(D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
18 Ros-Lehtinen (K) 44 - + + - - ? - - + +
19 Wexler (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
20 Deutsch (D) 50 + - + + + - + - - -
21 Diaz-Balart, L. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
22 Shaw (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
23 Hastings, A. (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
24 Feeney (R) 67% - + + - - + ? + + +
25 Diaz-Balart, M. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
GEORGIA
1 Kingston (R) 44 - + + - ? - - - + +
2 Bishop, S. (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
3 Marshall (D) 50 - + + + - - - - + +
4 Majette (D) 30 - - + + - - + - - -
5 Lewis, John (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
6 Isakson (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
7 Linder (R) 44 ? + + - - - - - + +
8 Collins, M. (R) 44 ? + + - - - - - + +
9 Norwood (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
10 Deal (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
11 Gingrey (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
12 Bums, M. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
13 Scott, D. (D) 50 - - + + + - + - + -
HAWAII
1 Abercrombie (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
2 Case (D) 20 - - - + - - + - - -
IDAHO
1 Otter (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
2 Slmpson (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
ILLINOIS
1 Rush (D) 50 + - + + + - + - - -
2 Jackson, J. (D) 50 + + - + + - + - - -
3 Lipinski (D) 50 ? ? - + + - + - - +
4 Gutierrez (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
5 Emanuel (D) 22 - - - + + - ? - - -
6 Hyde (R) 33 - ? + - - - - - + +
7 Davis, D. (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
8 Crane (R) 50 - + - - - - - + + +
9 Schakowsky (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
10 Kirk (R) 20 - + - - - - - - + -
11 Weller (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
12 Costello (D) 70 + + + + + - + - - +
13 Biggert (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
14 Hastert (R): Speaker 40 - ? ? - ? - ? ? + +
15 Johnson, Timothy (R) 40 - + - - + - - - + +
16 Manzullo (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
17 Evans (D) 33 + - - + ? - + - - -
18 LaHood (R) 40 - + - - + - - - + +
19 Shimkus (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
INDIANA
1 Visclosky (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
2 Chocola (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
3 Sounder (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Buyer (R) 38 - ? + - - ? - - + +
5 Burton (R) 33 - + + - - - - - + ?
6 Pence (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
7 Carson, J. (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
8 Hostettler (R) 80 + + + + - + - + + +
9 Hill (D) 30 - - - + - - + - - +
IOWA
1 Nussle (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Leach (R) 20 - + - - - - - - - +
3 Boswell (D) 40 - - + + - - + - - +
4 Latham (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 King, S. (R) 60 - + + - - + - + + +
KANSAS
1 Moran, Jerry (R) 60 - + + + - - + - + +
2 Ryun, J. (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
3 Moore (D) 30 - - + + - - + - - -
4 Tiahrt (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
KENTUCKY
1 Whitfield (R) 50% - + + - ? ? - - + +
2 Lewis, R. (R) 33 - + + - - - - - + ?
3 Northup (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Lucas, K. (D) 50 - + + + - - - - + +
5 Rogers, H. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
6 Fletcher (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
LOUISIANA
1 Vitter (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Jefferson (D) 60 + - + + + - + - - +
3 McCrery (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 McCrery (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Alexander, R. (D) 60 - - + + + - + - + +
6 Baker (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
7 John (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
MAINE
1 Allen, T. (D) 33 ? - - + + - + - - -
2 Michaud (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
MARYLAND
1 Gilchrest (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
2 Ruppersberger (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
3 Cardin (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
4 Wynn (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
5 Hoyer (R) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
6 Bartlett (R) 70 + + - - + + - + + +
7 Cummings (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
8 Van Hollen (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
MASSACHUSETTS
1 Olver (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
2 Neal (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
3 McGovern (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
4 Frank, B. (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
5 Meehan (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
6 Tierney (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
7 Markey (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
8 Capuano (D) 33 ? - - + + - + - - -
9 Lynch (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
10 Delahunt (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
MICHIGAN
1 Stupak (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
2 Hoekstra (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
3 Ehlers (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
4 Camp (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Kildee (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
6 Upton (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
7 Smith, N. (R) 70 + + + - - + - + + +
8 Rogers, Mike (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
9 Knollenberg (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
10 Miller, C. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
11 McCotter (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
12 Levin, S. (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
13 Kilpatrick (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
14 Conyers (D) 50 + - + + + - + - - -
15 Dingell (D) 44 - - + + + - ? - - +
MINNESOTA
1 Gutknecht (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
2 Kline (R) 40% - + + - - - - - + +
3 Ramstad (R) 50 + + - - + - - - + +
4 McCollum (D) 20 - - - + - - + - - -
5 Sabo (D) 20 - - - + - - + - - -
6 Kennedy, M. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
7 Peterson, C. (D) 40 - - + + + - - - - +
8 Oberstar (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
MISSISSIPPI
1 Wicker (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Thompson, B. (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
3 Pickering (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Taylor, G. (D) 50 + + - + - + - - - +
MISSOURI
1 Clay (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
2 Akin (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
3 Gephardt (D) + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ?
4 Skelton (D) 40 - - + + - - + - - +
5 McCarthy, K. (D) 17 - - ? ? ? ? + - - -
6 Graves (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
7 Blunt (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
8 Emerson (R) 38 - + + - - - - ? ? +
9 Hulshof (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
MONTANA
Rehberg (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
NEBRASKA
1 Bereuter (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
2 Terry (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
3 Osborne (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
NEVADA
1 Berkley (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
2 Gibbons (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
3 Porter (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1 Bradley (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Bass (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
NEW JERSEY
1 Andrews (D) 11 - - - + - - ? - - -
2 LoBiondo (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
3 Saxton (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
4 Smith, C. (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
5 Garrett (R) 70 - + + + - + - + + +
6 Pallone (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
7 Ferguson (R) 44 ? + + - - - - - + +
8 Pascrell (D) 33 ? - - + - - + - - +
9 Rothman (D) 33 - - - + + - + - - ?
10 Payne (D) 33 ? - - + + - + - - -
11 Frelinghuysen (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
12 Holt (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
13 Menendez (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
NEW MEXICO
1 Wilson, H. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Pearce (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
3 Udall, T. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
NEW YORK
1 Bishop, T. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
2 Israel (D) 20 - - - + - - + - - -
3 King, P. (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
4 McCarthy, C. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
5 Ackerman (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
6 Meeks, G. (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
7 Crowley (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
8 Nadler (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
9 Weiner (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
10 Towns (D) 50 + - + + + - + - - -
11 Owens (D) 25% - - - + ? ? + - - -
12 Velazquez (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
13 Fossella (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
14 Maloney, C. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
15 Rangel (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
16 Serrano (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
17 Engel (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
18 Lowey (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
19 Kelly (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
20 Sweeney (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
21 McNulty (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
22 Hinchey (R) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
23 McHugh (R) 44 - + + - - ? - - + +
24 Boehlert (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
25 Walsh (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
26 Reynolds (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
27 Quinn (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
28 Slaughter (D) 25 - - - + ? ? + - - -
29 Houghton (R) 38 - + ? ? - - - - + +
NORTH CAROLINA
1 Ballance (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
2 Etheridge (D) 50 + - - + + - + - - +
3 Jones, W. (R) 70 + + + - - + + - + +
4 Price, D. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
5 Burr (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
6 Coble (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
7 McIntyre (D) 40 - - + + - - + - - +
8 Hayes (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
9 Myrick (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
10 Ballenger (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
11 Taylor, C. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
12 Watt (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
13 Miller, B. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
NORTH DAKOTA
Pomeroy (D) 40 - - + + - - + - - +
OHIO
1 Chabot (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
2 Portman (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
3 Turner, M. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Oxley (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
5 Gillmor (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
6 Strickland (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
7 Hobson (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
8 Boehner (R) 38 - + + ? - - - - ? +
9 Kaptur (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
10 Kucinich (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
11 Jones, S. (D) 44 - - + + + - + - - ?
12 Tiberi (R) 44 ? + + - - - - - + +
13 Brown, S. (D) 44 + - - + + ? + - - -
14 LaTourette (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
15 Pryce, D. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
16 Regula (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
17 Ryan, T. (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
18 Ney (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
OKLAHOMA
1 Sullivan (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Carson, B. (D) 56 - + + + + - + - - ?
3 Lucas, F. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 Cole (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Istook (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
OREGON
1 Wu (D) 20 - - - + - - + - - -
2 Walden (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
3 Blumenauer (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
4 DeFazio (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
5 Hooley (D)
5 Hooley (D) 30% - - - + + - + - - -
PENNSYLVANIA
1 Brandy, R. (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
2 Fattah (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
3 English (R) 50 - + + - - - + - + +
4 Hart (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Peterson, J. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
6 Gerlach (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
7 Weldon, C. (R) 33 - + - ? - - - - + +
8 Greenwood (R) 20 - + - - - - - - + -
9 Shuster, Bill (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
10 Sherwood (R) 40 - + +- - - - - - + +
11 Kanjorski (D) 60 - + + + + - + - - +
12 Murtha (D) 60 - + + + + - + - - +
13 Hoeffel (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
14 Doyle (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
15 Toomey (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
16 Pitts (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
17 Holden (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
18 Murphy (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
19 Platts (R) 40 - + - + - - - - + +
RHODE ISLAND
1 Kennedy, P. (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
2 Langevin (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
SOUTH CAROLINA
1 Brown, H. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
2 Wilson, J. (R) 44 ? + + - - - - - + +
3 Barrett (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
4 DeMint (R) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
5 Spratt (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
6 Clyburn (D) 33 - - + + + - ? - - -
SOUTH DAKOTA
Janklow (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
TENNESSEE
1 Jenkins (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
2 Duncan (R) 60 - + + - - + + - + +
3 Wamp (R) 50 - + + - - - + - + +
4 Davis, L (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
5 Cooper (D) 50 + - - + + - + - - +
6 Gordon, B. (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
7 Blackburn (R) 50 - + + - - - - - + +
8 Tanner (D) 60 + - + + + - + - - +
9 Ford (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
TEXAS
1 Sandlin (D) 56 - - + + + ? + - - +
2 Turner, J. (D) 40 - - + + - - + - - +
3 Johnson, Sam (R) 60 - + + - - + - + + +
4 Hall, R. (D) 40 - - + + - - - - + +
5 Hensarling (R) 60 + + + - - - - + + +
6 Barton (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
7 Culberson (R) 60 - + + - - + - + + +
8 Brady, K. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
9 Lampson (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
10 Doggett (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
11 Edwards, C. (D) 30 - - + + - - + - - -
12 Granger (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
13 Thornberry (R) 33 - ? + - - - - - + +
14 Paul (R) 100 + + ? ? + + + + + +
15 Hinojosa (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
16 Reyes (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
17 Stenholm (D) 30 - - + + - - - - - +
18 Jackson-Lee, S. (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
19 Vacant
20 Gonzalez (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
21 Smith, L. (R) 40% - + - - - - - - + +
22 Delay (R) 44 - + + - - - ? - + +
23 Bonilla (R) 50 - + + - - + - ? ? +
24 Frost (D) 30 - - + + - - + - - -
25 Bell (D) 30 - - + + - - + - - -
26 Burgess (R) 60 - + + - - + - + + +
27 Oritiz (D) 56 - - + + + ? + - - +
28 Rodriguez (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
29 Green, G. (D) 44 - - + + + ? + - - -
30 Johnson, E.B. (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
31 Carter (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
32 Sessions, P. (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
UTAH
1 Bishop, R. (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
2 Matheson (D) 70 - + + + + - + - + +
3 Cannon (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
VERMONT
Sanders (I) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
VIRGINIA
1 Davis, Jo Ann (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
2 Schrock (R) 56 - + + - - + ? - + +
3 Scott, R. (D) 44 - - + + + ? + - - -
4 Forbes (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Goode (R) 50 - + + - - + - - + +
6 Goodlatte (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
7 Cantor (R) 40 - + - - - - - - + +
8 Moran, James (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
9 Boucher (D) 40 - - + + + - + - - -
10 Walf (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
11 Davis, T. (R) 30 - + - - - - - - + +
WASHINGTON
1 Inslee (D) 30 - - - + + - + - - -
2 Larsen, R. (D) 20 - - - + - - + - - -
3 Baird (D) 30 + - - + - - + - - -
4 Hastings, D. (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
5 Nethercutt (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
6 Dicks (D) 22 - - - + - - + - - ?
7 McDermott (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
8 Dunn (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
9 Smith, A. (D) 33 + - - + - - + - - ?
WEST VIRGINA
1 Mollohan (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
2 Capito (R) 40 - + + - - - - - + +
3 Rahall (D) 50 - - + + + - + - - +
WISCONSIN
1 Ryan, P. (R) 44 + + + - - - - - + ?
2 Baldwin (D) 40 + - - + + - + - - -
3 Kind, R. (D) 30 + - - + - - + - - -
4 Kleczka (D) 40 - - - + + - + - - +
5 Sensenbrenner (R) 70 + + + - - + + - + +
6 Petri (R) 60 + + + - - + - - + +
7 Obey (D) 44 - - - + + ? + - - +
8 Green, M. (R) 50 + + + - - - - - + +
WYOMING
Cubin (R) 56 ? + + - - - - + + +
Key to House Votes
1. Omnibus Appropriations
2. Budget Resolution -- Substitute
3. Oil Consumption
4. Budget Resolution -- Final
5. Special Education
6. Global AIDS Initiative
7. Job Training
8. Unemployment Benefits
9. Tax Reductions
10. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Senate Vote Scores
Votes: 1-10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ALABAMA
Shelby (R) 60% - - + + + - + + + -
Sessions, J. (R) 60 - _ + + + - + + + -
ALASKA
Stevens (R) 50 - - - + + - + + + -
Murkowski, L. (R) 50 - - - + + - + + + -
ARIZONA
McCain (R) 60 - - + + + + + + - -
Kyl(R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
ARKANSAS
Lincoln (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
Pryor (D) 40 + - + - - + - - - +
CALIFORNIA
Feinstein (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
Boxer (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
COLORADO
Campbell (R) 40 - - - + + - - + + -
Allard (R) 56 - - + + + - ? + + -
CONNECTICUT
Dodd (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
Lieberman (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
DELAWARE
Biden (D) 25 - - ? - ? + - - - +
Carper (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
FLORIDA
Graham, B. (D) 38 ? ? - - + + - - - +
Nelson, Bill (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
GEORGIA
Miller, Z. (D) 63 - ? + + ? - + + + -
Chambliss (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
HAWAII
Inouye (D) 22 - - - - - + - ? - +
Akaka (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
IDAHO
Craig (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Crapo (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
ILLINOIS
Durbin (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
Fitzgerald (R) 70 + - + + + - + + + -
INDIANA
Lugar (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Bayh (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
IOWA
Grassley (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Harkin (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
KANSAS
Brownback (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Roberts (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
KENTUCKY
McConnell (R) 71 ? ? ? + + - + + + -
Bunning (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
LOUISIANA
Breaux (D) 30 - - + - + + - - - -
Landrieu (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
MAINE
Snowe (R) 40% - - - + + - + + - -
Collins, S. (R) 50 - - - + + - + + + -
MARYLAND
Sarbanes (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
Mikulski (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
MASSACHUSETTS
Kennedy, E. (D) 22 + - - - - + - - - ?
Kerry, J. (D) 12 ? - - - - + - - - ?
MICHIGAN
Levin, C. (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
Stabenow (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
MINNESOTA
Dayton (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
Coleman (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
MISSISSIPPI
Cochran (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Lott (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
MISSOURI
Bond (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Talent (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
MONTANA
Baucus, M. (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
Burns, C. (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
NEBRASKA
Hagel (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Nelson, Ben (D) 50 - - + - + + - - + +
NEVADA
Reid, H. (D) 50 + - + - + + - - - +
Ensign (R) 70 - - + + + - + + + +
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gregg (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Sununu (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
NEW JERSEY
Lautenberg (D) 40 + - - - + + - - - +
Corzine (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
NEW MEXICO
Domenici (R) 67 - ? + + + - + + + -
Bingaman (D) 40 + - - - + + - - - +
NEW YORK
Schumer (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
Clinton (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
NORTH CAROLINA
Edwards, J. (D) 22 + - - - - + - - - ?
Dole (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
NORTH DAKOTA
Conrad (D) 40 + - - - + + - - - +
Dorgan (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
OHIO
DeWine (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Voinovich (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
OKLAHOMA
Nickles (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Inhofe (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
OREGON
Wyden (D) 30% - - - - + + - - - +
Smtih, G. (R) 67 - ? + + + - + + + -
PENNSYLVANIA
Specter (R) 40 - - - + + - - + + -
Santorum (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
RHODE ISLAND
Reed, J. (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
Chafee (R) 50 - - - + + + + + - -
SOUTH CAROLINA
Hollings (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
Graham, L. (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
SOUTH DAKOTA
Daschle (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
Johnson, Tim (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
TENNESSEE
Frist (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Alexandar, L. (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
TEXAS
Hutchlson, K. (R) 50 - - - + + - + + + -
Cornyn (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
UTAH
Ihuch (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Bennett (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
VERMONT
Leahy (D) 22 ? - - - - + - - - +
Jeffords (I) 20 + - - - - + - - - -
VIRGINIA
Warner (R) 50% - - - + + - + + + -
Allen, G. (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
WASHINGTON
Murray (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
Cantwell (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
WEST VIRGINIA
Byrd (D) 20 - - - - - + - - - +
Rockefeller (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
WISCONSIN
Kohl (D) 30 - - - - + + - - - +
Feingold (D) 30 + - - - - + - - - +
WYOMING
Thomas, C. (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Enzi (R) 60 - - + + + - + + + -
Key to Senate Votes
1. Omnibus Appropriations
2. Moscow Treaty
3. Roe v. Wade Support
4. COPS Funding
5. IDEA Funding
6. Budget Resolution -- Final
7. Unemployment Insurance
8. State Aid
9. Tax Reductions
10. Debt Limit Increase
RELATED ARTICLE: About This Index "The he Conservative Index" rates congressmen based on their adherence adherence /ad·her·ence/ (ad-her´ens) the act or condition of sticking to something. immune adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, to fiscal responsibility, to national sovereignty, and to a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements. Preserving our Constitution, the freedoms it guarantees, and the moral bedrock on which it is based is what the word "conservatism" once meant -- and how it is being applied here. To learn how any representative or senator voted on the key measures described herein, look him up in the tables on pages 26-31. The scores are derived de·rive v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives v.tr. 1. To obtain or receive from a source. 2. by dividing a congressman's conservative votes (pluses) by the total number he cast (pluses and minuses) and multiplying mul·ti·ply 1 v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v.tr. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on. by 100. (A "?" indicates that a congressman did not vote, and a "P" indicates that he voted "Present." If a congressman cast fewer than five votes in this index, a score is not assigned.) The average House score for this index (votes 1-10) is 41 percent, and the average Senate score is 44 percent. Representative Ron Noun 1. Ron - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokkos, Daffo West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. (R-Texas) had the top score for the House at 100 percent. Senator Mitch The name Mitch can mean:
We encourage readers to examine how: their own congressmen voted on each of the 10 key measures as well as overall. Vote #1 in the "House Vote Scores" corresponds to vote #1 in the "House Vote Descriptions," etc. We also encourage readers to commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. legislators for their conservative votes and to urge improvement where needed. For congressional contact information go to www.thenewamerican.com/congress/. |
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